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Edgar Collection

"Edgar: A Multifaceted Name in Art and Exploration" From the enigmatic psychic Edgar Cayce to the renowned painter Edgar Degas

Background imageEdgar Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Sorrow for the lost Lenore. Engraving by Gustave Dore

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Sorrow for the lost Lenore. Engraving by Gustave Dore
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Sorrow for the lost Lenore. Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageEdgar Collection: Edgar Degas: At the Cafe, or The Absinthe Drinker. Oil on canvas, 1873

Edgar Degas: At the Cafe, or The Absinthe Drinker. Oil on canvas, 1873
DEGAS: ABSINTHE, 1873. Edgar Degas: At the Cafe, or The Absinthe Drinker. Oil on canvas, 1873

Background imageEdgar Collection: Edgar Cayce

Edgar Cayce
EDGAR CAYCE American psychic healer

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: DANCERS, c1877. Two dancers on stage. Oil on canvas by Edgar Degas, c1877

DEGAS: DANCERS, c1877. Two dancers on stage. Oil on canvas by Edgar Degas, c1877

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: STAR, 1876-77. Edgar Degas: The Star or The Dancer on Stage. Pastel on paper, 1876-77

DEGAS: STAR, 1876-77. Edgar Degas: The Star or The Dancer on Stage. Pastel on paper, 1876-77

Background imageEdgar Collection: Edgar Allan Poe (Cole)

Edgar Allan Poe (Cole)
EDGAR ALLAN POE American writer

Background imageEdgar Collection: Ventriloquist, E Bergen

Ventriloquist, E Bergen
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, his ventriloquists dummy

Background imageEdgar Collection: Dancers, Pink and Green, ca. 1890. Creator: Edgar Degas

Dancers, Pink and Green, ca. 1890. Creator: Edgar Degas
Dancers, Pink and Green, ca. 1890

Background imageEdgar Collection: Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers

Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers
Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Expedition leader Captain Robert F Scott (1868-1912), Dr Edward Wilson (1872-1912) and Petty Officer Edgar Evans (1876-1912)

Background imageEdgar Collection: Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, South Central Africa

Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, South Central Africa
Aerial view of Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now part of Zambia), South Central Africa. Date: 1940s

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: OPERA FOYER, 1872. Edgar Degas: Le foyer de la Danse a l Opera de la Rue le Peletier

DEGAS: OPERA FOYER, 1872. Edgar Degas: Le foyer de la Danse a l Opera de la Rue le Peletier. Oil on canvas, 1872

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: BLUE DANCERS, c1890. Oil on canvas by Edgar Degas

DEGAS: BLUE DANCERS, c1890. Oil on canvas by Edgar Degas

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: BALLET CLASS, c1880. A Ballet Class. Oil on canvas by Edgar Degas, c1880

DEGAS: BALLET CLASS, c1880. A Ballet Class. Oil on canvas by Edgar Degas, c1880

Background imageEdgar Collection: EDGAR DEGAS: THE TUB, 1886. Pastel on paper

EDGAR DEGAS: THE TUB, 1886. Pastel on paper

Background imageEdgar Collection: Woman Combing Her Hair, 1886. Artist: Edgar Degas

Woman Combing Her Hair, 1886. Artist: Edgar Degas
Woman Combing Her Hair, 1886. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Background imageEdgar Collection: EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849). American writer. Drawing by Aubrey Beardsley

EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849). American writer. Drawing by Aubrey Beardsley

Background imageEdgar Collection: Western Airways Ltd Poster

Western Airways Ltd Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare

Background imageEdgar Collection: Western Airways Poster

Western Airways Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, showing prices and times from Bristol to various destinations by Air Express Daily, including special day returns. 20th century

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: DANCER, 1881-83. Edgar Degas: Seated Dancer. Pastel on paper, 1881-83

DEGAS: DANCER, 1881-83. Edgar Degas: Seated Dancer. Pastel on paper, 1881-83

Background imageEdgar Collection: POE: HOUSE OF USHER. Woodcut by Constant le Breton for a 20th century edition of Edgar Allan Poes

POE: HOUSE OF USHER. Woodcut by Constant le Breton for a 20th century edition of Edgar Allan Poes The Fall of the House of Usher, first published in 1839

Background imageEdgar Collection: EDGAR DEGAS: AU CAFE. Oil on canvas

EDGAR DEGAS: AU CAFE. Oil on canvas

Background imageEdgar Collection: Virginia Poe

Virginia Poe
VIRGINIA POE wife of Edgar Allan Poe, died of tuberculosis at age 23, thus hastening her husbands insanity

Background imageEdgar Collection: Edgar Wallace - Film Photo

Edgar Wallace - Film Photo
Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) English writer of popular thrillers, directing the film Red Aces at Beaconsfield in 1929 1929

Background imageEdgar Collection: Percival E3H Mew Gull, G-AFa, at Hatfield

Percival E3H Mew Gull, G-AFa, at Hatfield after finishing third in the 1937 Kings Cup Race flown by Edgar Percival

Background imageEdgar Collection: POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)

POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). American writer. Historias Extraordinarias (Extraordinary Tales). Spanish edition

Background imageEdgar Collection: EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849). American writer. Wood engraving, 19th century

EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849). American writer. Wood engraving, 19th century, by Timothy Cole after a daguerreotype of 1848

Background imageEdgar Collection: Prehistoric Monsters

Prehistoric Monsters
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (Edgar Rice Burroughs) The travellers submarine is attacked by prehistoric monsters

Background imageEdgar Collection: At the Races, c1866-1868, (1937). Creator: Edgar Degas

At the Races, c1866-1868, (1937). Creator: Edgar Degas
At the Races, c1866-1868, (1937). The Parade, or Race Horses in front of the Stands. Painting in the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From " The Impressionists" by Wilhelm Uhde

Background imageEdgar Collection: The Star (L Etoile), 1878. Artist: Edgar Degas

The Star (L Etoile), 1878. Artist: Edgar Degas
The Star (L Etoile), 1878. Painting housed in the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From French Painting by T. W. Earp. [Avalon Press, London, 1945]

Background imageEdgar Collection: Woman in a Tub, 1886. Artist: Edgar Degas

Woman in a Tub, 1886. Artist: Edgar Degas
Woman in a Tub, 1886. Found in the collection of the Hill-Stead Museum Farmington, Conneticut

Background imageEdgar Collection: Ballet Rehearsal on Stage, 1874. Artist: Edgar Degas

Ballet Rehearsal on Stage, 1874. Artist: Edgar Degas
Ballet Rehearsal on Stage, 1874. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageEdgar Collection: Horses with Jockeys, 1910. Artist: Edgar Degas

Horses with Jockeys, 1910. Artist: Edgar Degas
Horses with Jockeys, 1910. From a private collection

Background imageEdgar Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before... Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Background imageEdgar Collection: POE: HOUSE OF USHER, 1839. Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

POE: HOUSE OF USHER, 1839. Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Wood engraving, 1938, by Douglas Percy Bliss

Background imageEdgar Collection: King Edgar I the Peaceable (Peaceful)

King Edgar I the Peaceable (Peaceful)
ENGLISH ROYALTY King Edgar I the Peaceable or Peaceful, King of England

Background imageEdgar Collection: Au Cafe, c1875. Artist: Edgar Degas

Au Cafe, c1875. Artist: Edgar Degas
Au Cafe, c1875. Painting held at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. From The Life and Work of Edgar Degas, by J. B. Manson. [The Studio Limited, London, 1927]

Background imageEdgar Collection: Woman at her Toilette, 1889. Artist: Edgar Degas

Woman at her Toilette, 1889. Artist: Edgar Degas
Woman at her Toilette, 1889. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Background imageEdgar Collection: Queen Mary Ocean Liner, at Southampton

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, at Southampton
Reaching Southampton the Queen Mary docked in an enormous King George V graving drydock, ready for its maiden voyage to New York in May 1936

Background imageEdgar Collection: EDGAR DEGAS: DANCER. Oil on canvas

EDGAR DEGAS: DANCER. Oil on canvas

Background imageEdgar Collection: Silhouette of Edgar Dowells Dance Orchestra

Silhouette of Edgar Dowells Dance Orchestra
Silhouette of Edgar Dowell and his orchestra, popular in both the UK and US during the 1920s. Date: c.1925

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: BEFORE BALLET, 1888. Edgar Degas: Before the Ballet. Canvas, 1888

DEGAS: BEFORE BALLET, 1888. Edgar Degas: Before the Ballet. Canvas, 1888

Background imageEdgar Collection: DEGAS: FOUR DANCERS, c1899. Canvas

DEGAS: FOUR DANCERS, c1899. Canvas

Background imageEdgar Collection: POE: THE BLACK CAT, 1894. Lithograph by Aubrey Beardsley for Edgar Allan Poes story

POE: THE BLACK CAT, 1894. Lithograph by Aubrey Beardsley for Edgar Allan Poes story, The Black Cat, published 1894

Background imageEdgar Collection: Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887. Creator: Edgar Degas

Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887. Creator: Edgar Degas
Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887

Background imageEdgar Collection: The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel, c1911, (1913). Artist: T Griffith Taylor

The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel, c1911, (1913). Artist: T Griffith Taylor
The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel Amid The Pinnacles of the Koettlitz Glacier (Edgar Evans standing), c1911, (1913)

Background imageEdgar Collection: At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers

At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers
At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Left to right: Captain Lawrence Oates, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Petty Officer Edgar Evans

Background imageEdgar Collection: Members of the Polar Party Having A Meal in Camp, c1911, (1913)

Members of the Polar Party Having A Meal in Camp, c1911, (1913)
Members of the Polar Party Having A Meal in Camp (Left to right - P.O. Evans, Bowers, Wilson, Scott. Enlarged from a cinematograph film), c1911, (1913)

Background imageEdgar Collection: University - Edgar Allen Library, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

University - Edgar Allen Library, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1920s



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"Edgar: A Multifaceted Name in Art and Exploration" From the enigmatic psychic Edgar Cayce to the renowned painter Edgar Degas, the name "Edgar" has left an indelible mark on various realms of human creativity. One cannot help but be captivated by Edgar Degas' masterpieces such as "At the Cafe, or The Absinthe Drinker, " where he skillfully portrays a scene of melancholy and introspection through oil on canvas in 1873. Similarly, his pastel work titled "The Star or The Dancer on Stage" from 1876-77 transports us into a mesmerizing world of ballet, capturing the grace and elegance of dancers. In literature, we encounter another influential figure named Edgar - none other than Edgar Allan Poe. Known for his macabre tales and haunting poetry, Poe's legacy continues to send shivers down our spines even today. Moving away from artistry, we delve into exploration with Henry Bowers' painting "Amundsens Tent at the South Pole. " This artwork depicts an important moment in history when Roald Amundsen reached this remote location in January 1912. Bowers' brushstrokes immortalize this significant achievement. Returning to Degas' oeuvre, we find ourselves immersed in vibrant scenes like "Dancers, " where he captures their fluid movements with oil on canvas circa 1877. Another masterpiece is "Dancers Pink and Green, " created around 1890; here, Degas showcases his ability to portray movement and atmosphere with finesse. Venturing beyond visual arts lies ventriloquist E Bergen who brings laughter through their comedic performances that have entertained audiences for generations. Meanwhile, Degas takes us back to intimate moments with his portrayal of a woman combing her hair in 1886 – a simple act transformed into art under his skilled hand. Shifting gears once more, we find ourselves in Cecil Avenue, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia.